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De Wilde Surname Meaning

Dutch; Flemish (also Dewilde): from Middle Dutch wilt ‘wild savage’ + the definite article de used as a descriptive nickname for a man with an unruly temperament (but particularly as a term denoting aborigines of uncultivated countries).

It also serves as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern bearing a sign with the image of a wild man or an aborigine, probably named In de Wilde Man (‘In the Wild Man’).

This surname has also been chosen by Jews.

Compare Wilde and Wildeman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De Wilde families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Wilde family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most De Wilde families were found in USA in 1920. In 1871 there were 2 De Wilde families living in Fife. This was 100% of all the recorded De Wilde's in Scotland. Fife had the highest population of De Wilde families in 1871.
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